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2021 season | |||
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Owner | Sporting Club | ||
Head coach | Peter Vermes | ||
Stadium | Children's Mercy Park | ||
MLS | Conference: 3rd Overall: 4th | ||
Playoffs | Conference Semifinals | ||
U.S. Open Cup | Canceled | ||
Leagues Cup | Quarter-finals | ||
Highest home attendance | League/All: 20,213 (6/26 v. LAFC) | ||
Lowest home attendance | League/All: 16,888 (9/15 v. MIN) | ||
Average home league attendance | League/All: 18,837 | ||
Biggest win | SKC 4–0 MIN (9/15) | ||
Biggest defeat | All: SKC 1–6 LEÓN (8/10, LC QF) League: LAFC 4–0 SKC (9/3) | ||
The 2021 Sporting Kansas City season was the twenty-sixth season of the team's existence in Major League Soccer and the eleventh year played under the Sporting Kansas City moniker. The season began on April 17. [1]
Sporting KC players reported for a seven day quarantine period involving medical exams and testing on March 1. The team then trained for six weeks beginning on March 8 before the season started on April 17. [2] Sporting KC began a one week voluntary training on March 1 before heading to Arizona on March 7. The team then began preseason training and played 4 preseason matches on March 13, March 20, March 24 and April 3 before returning to Kansas City on April 3. [3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.Squad correct as of October 29, 2021.
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Per Major League Soccer and club policies terms of the deals do not get disclosed.
Date | Player | Position | Previous club | Fee/notes | Ref |
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October 21, 2020 | Wilson Harris | FW | Sporting Kansas City II | Homegrown Signing | [5] |
December 17, 2020 | Kendall McIntosh | GK | New York Red Bulls | 2020 MLS Re-Entry Process Signing | [6] |
December 22, 2020 | Remi Walter | MF | Yeni Malatyaspor | International Signing | [7] |
January 20, 2021 | Grayson Barber | MF | Sporting Kansas City Academy | Homegrown Academy Signing | [8] |
January 20, 2021 | Ozzie Cisneros | FW | Sporting Kansas City Academy | Homegrown Academy Signing | [8] |
January 20, 2021 | Brooks Thompson | GK | Sporting Kansas City Academy | Homegrown Academy Signing | [8] |
February 3, 2021 | Nicolas Isimat-Mirin | DF | Beşiktaş J.K. | International Signing | [4] |
Draft picks are not automatically signed to the team roster. Only trades involving draft picks and executed after the start of 2020 MLS SuperDraft will be listed in the notes.
Round | Pick Number | Player | Position | School |
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2 | 23 | Matt Constant | DF | University of North Carolina |
3 | 23 | Jamil Roberts | FW | Marshall University |
Date | Player | Position | Destination club | Notes | Ref |
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Kickoff times are in CDT (UTC-05) unless shown otherwise
Preseason schedule announced on March 1, 2021. [3]
March 13, 2021 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–0 | Phoenix Rising FC | Chandler, Arizona |
12:00 pm CST | Harris 9', 19'. 33' Busio 29' | Report | Stadium: Wild Horse Pass Stadium |
March 20, 2021 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–1 | Colorado Rapids | Tucson, Arizona |
5:00 pm CDT | Report | Moor 75' | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
March 24, 2021 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–3 | Portland Timbers | Tucson, Arizona |
1:00 pm CDT | Shelton 44' Harris 48' Espinoza 64' | Report | Valeri 52' Asprilla 66' Tuiloma 88' | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
April 3, 2021 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–0 | LA Galaxy | Tucson, Arizona |
2:00 pm CDT | Busio 33' | Report | Stadium: Kino Sports Complex |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the Playoffs Conference semifinals and CONCACAF Champions League |
2 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round and CONCACAF Champions League |
3 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 58 | Qualification for the Playoffs first round |
4 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 55 | |
5 | Minnesota United FC | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 42 | 44 | −2 | 49 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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2 | Colorado Rapids | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League [lower-alpha 1] |
3 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 60 | Qualification for the 2022 CONCACAF Champions League [lower-alpha 2] |
4 | Sporting Kansas City | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 58 | |
5 | Portland Timbers | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 52 | +4 | 55 | |
6 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 54 |
April 17, 20211 | New York Red Bulls | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Harrison, New Jersey |
7:00 pm CDT | Report |
| Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Robert Sibiga |
April 23, 20212 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Orlando City SC | Kansas City, Kansas |
6:30 pm CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,086 Referee: Joe Dickerson |
May 1, 20213 | Real Salt Lake | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Sandy, Utah |
1:00 pm CDT | Report |
| Stadium: Rio Tinto Stadium Referee: David Gantar |
May 9, 20214 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Austin FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
6:30 pm CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Joe Dickerson |
May 12, 20215 | Houston Dynamo FC | 1–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Houston, Texas |
7:30 pm CDT | Report |
| Stadium: BBVA Stadium |
May 16, 20216 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–0 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
1:00 pm CDT | Sánchez 9' Sallói 28' Pulido 32', 58' Kinda 36' Espinoza 72' | Report | Cornelius 55' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Alan Kelly |
May 22, 20217 | San Jose Earthquakes | 1–3 | Sporting Kansas City | San Jose, California |
1:00 pm CDT | López 4' Espinoza 9' Ríos 49' | Report | Lindsey 15', 90' Pulido 60' Sallói 75' | Stadium: PayPal Park Referee: Allen Chapman |
May 29, 20218 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–2 | Houston Dynamo FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 pm CDT | Busio 51' Pulido 61' Kinda 65' Zusi 90+1' | Report | Jones 4' Vera 13', 42' García 82' Urruti 90+3' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,086 Referee: Drew Fischer |
June 12, 20219 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Austin FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
2:30 pm CDT | Walter 32' Salloi 71' | Report | Dominguez 26' Besler 79' Lima 90' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,519 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
June 19, 202110 | Portland Timbers | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Portland, Oregon |
9:30 pm CDT | Asprilla 36' Župarić 38' Loría 45+1' Zambrano 87' | Report | Lindsey 28' Fontàs 69' Espinoza 74' Ilie 83' | Stadium: Providence Park Referee: Alan Kelly |
June 23, 202111 | Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 pm CDT | Sallói 14', 38' Hernández 64' | Report | Rosenberry 84' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,690 Referee: David Gantar |
June 26, 202112 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–1 | Los Angeles FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
4:00 pm CDT | Ilie 44' Pulido 61' Sallói 87' | Report | Blackmon 12' 58' Moon-hwan 24' Romero 64' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 20,213 Referee: Chris Penso |
July 4, 202113 | LA Galaxy | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Carson, California |
9:30 pm CDT | Villafaña 45+3' | Report | Sallói 32' Russell 81' Shelton 90+5' | Stadium: Dignity Health Sports Park Attendance: 23,556 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
July 21, 202114 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | San Jose Earthquakes | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 pm CDT | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,872 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
July 25, 202115 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–3 | Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
8:00 pm CDT | Leyva 29' Montero 51' Paulo 84' | Report | Russell 31' Sallói 42' Duke 72' Zusi 80' | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 32,790 Referee: Ramy Touchan |
July 31, 202116 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | FC Dallas | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 pm CDT | Sallói 68' Russell 85' | Report | Pomykal 3' Ferreira 51' Twumasi 73' Bressan 80' Jara 84' Hedges 90+1' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,975 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
August 4, 202117 | Los Angeles FC | 1–4 | Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles, California |
9:30 pm CDT | Romero 20' Cifuentes 33' Ginella 62' Musovski 82' Duke 85' Atuesta 90+7' | Report | Pulido 20' Isimat-Mirin 25' Martins 28' Sallói 36' Zusi 41' Sánchez 57' Kinda 58' Fontàs 90+2' Espinoza 90+6' | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,114 Referee: Alan Kelly |
August 7, 202118 | Colorado Rapids | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Commerce City, Colorado |
8:00 pm CDT | Warner 28' Beitashour 63' | Report | Punčec 10' Lindsey 81' | Stadium: Dick's Sporting Goods Park Attendance: 11,753 Referee: Ted Unkel |
August 14, 202119 | FC Dallas | 0–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Frisco, Texas |
7:30 pm CDT | Ferreira 38' Hedges 49' Obrian 67' Schön 68' Vargas 76' Twumasi 89' | Report | Pulido 12' Sallói 63' Kinda 90+1' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 14,133 Referee: Armando Villarreal |
August 18, 202120 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Portland Timbers | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 pm CDT | Sallói 25', 90+1' Pulido 62' | Report | Mora 17' Chará 28' Van Rankin 43' Bonilla 77' Valeri 84' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,081 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
August 21, 202121 | Minnesota United FC | 0–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
2:30 pm CDT | Dibassy 6' Métanire 59' | Report | Walter 21' Russell 25' Zusi 69' Sallói 86' Espinoza 90+1' | Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Marcos de Oliveira |
August 28, 202122 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–1 | Colorado Rapids | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 pm CDT | Russell 41' | Report | Lewis 16', 30' Abubakar 24' Trusty 69' Rosenberry 72' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,883 Referee: Fotis Bazakos |
September 3, 202122 | Los Angeles FC | 4–0 | Sporting Kansas City | Los Angeles |
7:00 PM PT | Fall 18', 61' Ibeagha 41' Arango 71' Duke 77' Musovski 79' Atuesta 87' (pen.) | Report | Espinoza 58' Melia 85' | Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Attendance: 22,018 Referee: Drew Fischer |
September 11, 202124 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | Chicago Fire FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 pm CDT | José Mauri 4' Russel 6' | Report | Stojanović 32' F. Navarro 53' M. Navarro 68' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Jon Freemon |
September 15, 202125 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–0 | Minnesota United FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 pm CDT | Shelton 14' Sallói 36' Russell 45' (pen.) Duke 52' | Report | Fragapane 50' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 16,888 Referee: Robert Sibiga |
September 26, 202126 | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Seattle Sounders FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
5:00 pm CDT | Russell 60' Zusi 90+4' | Report | Tolo 16' C. Roldan 31' Gómez 53' Bruin 55' A. Roldan 86' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,248 Referee: Joseph Dickerson |
September 29, 202127 | FC Dallas | 1–3 | Sporting Kansas City | Frisco, Texas |
7:30 pm CDT | Acosta 52' Pepi 68' Munjoma 81' | Report | Sallói 13', 61' Russell 55' (pen.) Barber 90+5' | Stadium: Toyota Stadium Attendance: 12,387 Referee: Jair Marrufo |
October 3, 202128 | Sporting Kansas City | 4–2 | Houston Dynamo FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
3:00 pm CDT | Russell 16' (pen.), 90' Sallói 26' Kinda 57' Zusi 85' | Report | Junqua 16' Hadebe 27' Picault 50' Vera 53' Quintero 76' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 17,867 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
October 17, 202129 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Vancouver, BC |
9:00 pm CDT | Gauld 23' Teibert 36' White 51' Nerwinski 85' | Report | Russell 43' Sánchez 45+1' Walter 70' Kinda 70' | Stadium: BC Place Attendance: 10,990 Referee: Silviu Petrescu |
October 23, 202130 | Seattle Sounders FC | 1–2 | Sporting Kansas City | Seattle, Washington |
8:00 pm CDT | João Paulo 35' Rowe 51' A. Roldan 55' Benezet 58' Gómez 76' Montero 89' | Report | Walter 4' Melia 56' Kinda 63' Espinoza 74' Russell 79' | Stadium: Lumen Field Attendance: 32,139 Referee: Ismail Elfath |
October 27, 202131 | Sporting Kansas City | 2–0 | LA Galaxy | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:30 pm CDT | Russell 40', 82' Isimat-Mirin 90+2' | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 18,711 Referee: Alan Kelly |
October 31, 202132 | Minnesota United FC | 2–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
12:00 PM CDT | Fragapane 20' (pen.), 84' Reynoso 39' Alonso 73' | Report | Shelton 8' Duke 48' Kinda 79' Dia 86' | Stadium: Allianz Field Referee: Victor Rivas |
November 3, 202133 | Austin FC | 3–1 | Sporting Kansas City | Austin, Texas |
8:00 pm CDT | Driussi 1' Cascante 22' Gallagher 50' Stroud 60' | Report | Isimat-Mirin 21' Russell 65' | Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 20,738 Referee: Nima Saghafi |
November 7, 202134 | Sporting Kansas City | 0–1 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
5:00 pm CST |
| Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,022 Referee: Ted Unkel |
November 20First round | Sporting Kansas City | 3–1 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | Kansas City, Kansas |
4:00 PM CST |
| Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 19,817 Referee: Alan Kelly |
November 28Western Conference Semifinals | Sporting Kansas City | 1–2 | Real Salt Lake | Kansas City, Kansas |
2:00 PM CST | Russell 24' (pen.) | Report | Luiz 49' Julio 72' Wood 90+1' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 21,650 Referee: Kevin Stott |
August 10, 2021 Quarterfinals | Sporting Kansas City | 1–6 | León | Kansas City, Kansas |
7:00 p.m. CDT | Duke 61' | Report | Colombatto 16' Fernández 27', 44' Mena 62' Meneses 72' Dávila 79' | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Attendance: 15,579 Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica) |
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Major League Soccer | US Open Cup | Playoffs | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
22 | GK | USA | Kendall McIntosh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
24 | GK | USA | John Pulskamp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
29 | GK | USA | Tim Melia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
31 | GK | USA | Brooks Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
3 | DF | ESP | Andreu Fontas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | CRO | Roberto Punčec | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | FRA | Nicolas Isimat-Mirin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | DF | USA | Graham Zusi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
13 | DF | USA | Amadou Dia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
16 | DF | USA | Graham Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | DF | USA | Jaylin Lindsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
36 | DF | POR | Luís Martins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | ESP | Ilie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | USA | Gianluca Busio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
15 | MF | HON | Roger Espinoza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | MF | ISR | Gadi Kinda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | USA | Grayson Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | COL | Felipe Hernandez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
28 | MF | USA | Cameron Duke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
54 | MF | FRA | Remi Walter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | FW | SCO | Johnny Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | MEX | Alan Pulido | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | USA | Khiry Shelton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | FW | HUN | Dániel Sallói | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | FW | USA | Tyler Freeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | FW | USA | Ozzie Cisneros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
96 | FW | USA | Wilson Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club |
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